Window lock



, Aug. 20, 1935 G. PEILEKE 2,011,727

WINDOW LOCK led Oct. 22, 1934 I INVENTOR: 605m 1/ PE/LEKE Patented Aug. 20, 1935 a e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW LOCK Gustav Peileke, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application October 22, 1934, Serial No. 749,407 1 Claim. (01, 292-218) This invention relates to window locks and any approved means, as the screws 20. The plate has for anobject to provide an improved lock I8 is composed of resilient material, and is slitted for locking together the upper and lower sashes as indicated at 2|, more particularly shown at of awindow. Figure 4, forming a spring tongue 22 which is .5 A further object of the invention is to provide inclined upwardly, its free end 23 forming a a lock for a window located at one side of the stop.

window, where it offers but little obstruction to To the casing I0 is secured a hinge member the operation of the window and the view there- 24 in any approved manner as by the screws from. 25. This hinge member is provided with cars A further object of the invention is to provide 26 spaced apart vertically. Between the ears 26, 10 an improved window lock, one part of which is a sleeve 21 is pivoted by means of a pintle as adapted to be attached to the casing to lock both Well known in the art. The sleeve 21 carries the upper and lower sashes rigidly relative to an arm 29, the lower edge 30 of which is so each other and tothe casing. mounted as to swing, freely but closely, to the 5 The invention, therefore, comprises stop and plane of the plate l8. The arm is provided with 5 abutment members adapted to be attached one to a cut-out part 3| adjacent its outer end, prothe inside of the upper sash, and one to the topviding a nose 32 properly proportioned andpo 'of the lower sash with an arm pivoted to the sitioned to swing under the flange l6.

window casing adapted to swing about its pivot The plates l3 and I8 are so positioned relative '2 to engage both of said stop members simulto each other and to the casing that when the taneously. v arm 29 swings into engagement with the turned The drawing illustrates an embodiment of the down end I! of the plate I3, the edge 30 will invention and the views therein are as follows: have passed over the spring 32 and cleared the Figure l is a perspective view of the improved same, whereby the said spring is adapted to window lock shown in unlocked relation, with resile to form a stop against the side of the *arm 25 dotted lines indicating the locked position, opposite t that side which is in engagement Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the swing-- with th down turned art I], and also whereby ins locking member, the arm 29 is thus located between the two stops Fi ure 3 is a view in edge elevation of the hinge l1 and 23, and can only be released from such member to w ch e latch member is pivoted, position and engagement by the manual depres- 30 Figure 4 is a p V ew Of the Stop member to sion of the spring 22, whereupon the arm may be be ed at the t p of the lower as d swung to the position shown in full lines at Fig- Figure 5 is a View in Perspective of the Stop ure 1, and the two sashes unlocked from each member to be attached to the inner side of the other and from the casing 35 upper Sash- Of course, the window lock illustrated may be 35 Like characters of reference indicate corredifi d in many ways t t departing from sponding Parts throughout the Several Viewsthe invention herein set forth and hereafter The improved window lock which forms the claimed subject matter of this application is adapted for I claim; 40 coaction withawindow of conventional type, em- A window lock comprising a hinge member 40 bodying Casing e slde Tall H of the upper adapted to'be attached to a window casing, an s and the Tall of the lower sasharm pivoted to the hinge member and adapted TO the inner .side Of the side rail H, a stop iS to s ing over the top f a lower sash and clear r d comprising a plate l3 having perfo the inner side of an upper sash, a plate adapted tiOIlS adaptfid to secured to the inner Side to be attached to the inner side of an upper 45 0f the Sash by any approved means as thescrews sash, a flange outstanding from said plate and IS. The plate l3is provided along its normally having an end d tu d t form a t lower edge with a fla 16 having o end a plate adapted to be attached to the top of a turned downwa y at IT being the end i the lower sash, and a resilient tongue upstanding device nearest to the casing. 7 from said plate adapted to engage the pivoted 50 The top rail 12 of the lower sash is also p oarm on the side opposite the engagement of the vided with a plate l8 havin p rations 9. first mentioned stop.

by which the plate may be secured to the rail by GUSTAV PEILEKE. 

